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Q&A with The Counselors of Real Estate
We were lucky enough to land a private panel discussion with three distinguished members of The Counselors of Real Estate while reporting the Law & Policy update in our March 2014 issue.
JLL: The Multi-Family Lending Environment
Industry experts at MBA’s CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo in Orlando project origination of commercial and multifamily mortgage will grow seven percent to $300 billion in 2014.
Video – Reis Q4 2013 Office Trends
Reis VP of Economics & Research, Dr. Victor Calanog, provides an update on Office sector performance for the 4th quarter of 2013.
February – Briefs/Sales & Development
Essex Agrees to Buy BRE for $4.3B; Kite Realty Group Acquires 2.1 MSF Retail Portfolio; MetLife, Norges Bank Kick Off JV with 1.3 MSF Boston Acquisition; Alliance Residential JV Closes $160M Apartment Acquisition; KBS REIT III Completes Largest Acquisition to Date; Pebblebrook Snags 355-Room Radisson in San Fran; Grubb, Rubenstein Team Up on Raleigh-Durham Office Play; ARC NYRR Buys Manhattan Office for $529M.
Podcast: Lenders, Mortgage Banks Optimistic on 2014
Jack Kern and Mike Ratliff dissect the changing nature of mortgage banking, as well as the challenges and opportunities 2014 should present to the industry.
February – Briefs/Leasing & Management
ExxonMobil Signs for 478 KSF at Hughes Landing; Citi Extends 2.6 MSF Lease at NYC’s TriBeca Towers; Whitestone REIT Signs Wal-Mart for 44 KSF in Phoenix; Tishman Speyer Signs Largest Lease in its History in Brazil; Valeant Takes 310 KSF for New HQ in NJ; SL Green Signs 266 KSF with Metro-North Commuter Railroad; SARES-REGIS Fills 800 KSF Distribution Building; NGKF Lands Three-Building Leasing Contract in Illinois; COPT Leases 150 KSF in Philly, Begins Redevelopment.
February – Briefs/Finance
KKR Raises $1.5B for First Real Estate Fund; Vornado Refinances Eleven Penn Plaza for $450M; CBRE Arranges $72M Refinance for Retail Portfolio; HFF Secures $40M for Retail Outlet on U.S.-Mexico Border; Madison Closes $38M for Hospital Redevelopment; NorthMarq Arranges $89M for Trio of California Apartments; New Boston Fund, Asian CDC Land $115M for Mixed-Income Project; JLL Secures $186M for East Coast Hotel Portfolio Acquisition; Meridian Capital Arranges $160M for Manhattan Office Asset.
February – Briefs/People
C&W Taps Forst for CEO; ARCP Appoints Kay as President; LaSalle Hotel Properties Promotes Guam to CIO; Carlson Appoints Berg COO; Thomson & Pierce to Lead New HFF Office in Philly; Haddigan Joins CBRE as Senior Managing Director; RKF Debuts in Canada with Alikakos at the Helm; Cushman & Wakefield Names Donnelly Executive Vice Chairman.
2014 Top Mortgage Banking Firms
Mortgage bankers continue to see good things coming for 2014. This optimism is bolstered in part by increased certainty in the lending environment.
Podcast: Shifting Development Trends
Mike Ratliff and Jack Kern take a closer look at 2014’s development trends. Other sectors are beginning to catch up with multifamily, and shifting retail trends are pushing for a new generation of industry properties located in urban corridors.